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Computer assisted document modificationRelated Patent Categories: Data Processing: Presentation Processing Of Document, Operator Interface Processing, And Screen Saver Display Processing, Presentation Processing Of Document, Edit, Composition, Or Storage ControlComputer assisted document modification description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060288279, Computer assisted document modification. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND [0001] Publishers, government offices, and other institutions often desire to convert large collections of paper-based documents into digital forms that are suitable for digital libraries and other electronic archival purposes. In some instances, the number of documents to be converted is quite large and exceeds thousands or even hundreds of thousands of individual pages. [0002] Computers are used to convert such large collections of paper-based documents into computer-readable formats. For example, paper-based documents are initially scanned to produce digital high-resolution images for each page. The images are further processed to enhance quality, remove unwanted artifacts, and analyze the digital images. [0003] The digital images, however, often include errors and thus are not acceptable for digital libraries and other electronic archival purposes. Even fully automated document analysis and extraction systems are not able to generate documents that are errorless, especially when large collections of paper-based documents are being converted into digital form. By way of example, some documents contain a mixture of text and images, such as newspapers and magazines that include advertisements or pictures. Automated document analysis and extraction systems can generate errors while analyzing and extracting different portions of the documents. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0004] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0005] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0006] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of the computer assisted and manual document correction phase in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0007] FIG. 4A illustrates an exemplary document correction tool for performing the computer assisted and manual document correction phase in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0008] FIG. 4B illustrates another view of an exemplary document correction tool for performing the computer assisted and manual document correction phase in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0009] FIG. 4C illustrates another view of an exemplary document correction tool for performing the computer assisted and manual document correction phase in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0010] FIG. 5A illustrates an exemplary workflow process of the computer assisted and manual document correction phase in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0011] FIG. 5B illustrates another exemplary workflow process of the computer assisted and manual document correction phase in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0012] FIG. 5C illustrates another exemplary workflow process of the computer assisted and manual document correction phase in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. [0013] FIG. 5D illustrates another exemplary workflow process of the computer assisted and manual document correction phase in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0014] Exemplary embodiments in accordance with the present invention are directed to systems, methods, and apparatus for computer assisted and manual correction of documents and articles extracted from documents. These embodiments are utilized with various systems and apparatus. FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment as a system 10 for correcting documents and articles extracted from documents. [0015] The system 10 includes a host computer system 20 and a repository, warehouse, or database 30. The host computer system 20 comprises a processing unit 50 (such as one or more processors of central processing units, CPUs) for controlling the overall operation of memory 60 (such as random access memory (RAM) for temporary data storage and read only memory (ROM) for permanent data storage) and a document correction algorithm 70. The memory 60, for example, stores data, control programs, and other data associate with the host computer system 20. In some embodiments, the memory 60 stores the document correction algorithm 70. The processing unit 50 communicates with memory 60, data base 30, document correction algorithm 70, and many other components via buses 90. [0016] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention are not limited to any particular type or number of data bases and/or host computer systems. The host computer system, for example, includes various portable and non-portable computers and/or electronic devices. Exemplary host computer systems include, but are not limited to, computers (portable and non-portable), servers, main frame computers, distributed computing devices, laptops, and other electronic devices and systems whether such devices and systems are portable or non-portable. [0017] Reference is now made to FIGS. 2-5 wherein exemplary embodiments in accordance with the present invention are discussed in more detail. In order to facilitate a more detailed discussion of exemplary embodiments, certain terms and nomenclature are explained. [0018] As used herein, the term "document" means a writing or image that conveys information, such as a physical material substance (example, paper) that includes writing using markings or symbols. The term "article" means a distinct image or distinct section of a writing or stipulation, portion, or contents in a document. A document can contain a single article or multiple articles. Documents and articles can be based in any medium of expression and include, but are not limited to, magazines, newspapers, books, published and non-published writings, pictures, text, etc. Documents and articles can be a single page or span many pages. [0019] As used herein, the term "file" has broad application and includes electronic articles and documents (example, files produced or edited from a software application), collection of related data, and/or sequence of related information (such as a sequence of electronic bits) stored in a computer. In one exemplary embodiment, files are created with software applications and include a particular file format (i.e., way information is encoded for storage) and a file name. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention include numerous different types of files such as, but not limited to, image and text files (a file that holds text or graphics, such as ASCII files: American Standard Code for Information Interchange; HTML files: Hyper Text Markup Language; PDF files: Portable Document Format; and Postscript files; TIFF: Tagged Image File Format; JPEG/JPG: Joint Photographic Experts Group; GIF: Graphics Interchange Format; etc.), etc. [0020] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram for achieving high accuracy in reconstructing articles from documents. The flow diagram utilizes two separate phases: a fully automated document processing phase, and a computer assisted manual document correction phase. In some exemplary embodiments, output from the automated document processing phase is input to the computer assisted manual document correction phase to enable viewing and correcting of documents and articles. The viewing and correcting, performed by a user, enable large volumes of documents (example, thousands or millions of pages) to be processed and corrected so documents are accurately converted to digital images with little or no errors. Further, the time and effort to correct errors or make other modifications resulting from the automated document processing phase are significantly reduced since viewing and correcting occur in the computer assisted manual document correction phase. [0021] According to block 210, a document or documents are input. By way of example, the documents include a large collection of paper-based documents that are being converted into digital forms suitable for electronic archival purposes, such as digital libraries or other forms of digital storage. In one exemplary embodiment in accordance with the invention, paper-based documents are scanned and converted into raster electronic versions (example, digital high-resolution images). Raster images for each page of a document (example, TIFF, JPEG, etc.) are further processed with image analysis techniques to enhance image quality and remove unwanted artifacts. Continue reading about Computer assisted document modification... Full patent description for Computer assisted document modification Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Computer assisted document modification patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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